Hoverfly on grass head and raindrops

Scotland, June 2011

Hoverfly pupa. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly under the leaf. Dasysyrphus albostriatus. Natural light

hoverfly at the summit

Marmalade hoverfly

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus on a variegated rhododendron leaf. Strong natural light

Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)

Best seen LARGE :-)

Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup on my finger

Hoverfly feeding on camelia flower. Focus stacked using zerene

A small cold hoverfly, spotted this hoverfly on my Euphorbia blossoms looking a bit miserable. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum) at Chiddingfold Forest, Oaken Wood Butterfly Reserve, Surrey England

Hoverflies from the Wyre Forest in Shropshire:

Some specimens of Sphegina clunipes (dark coloured flies) and Sphegina sibirica (light coloured flies) - this hoverfly has only colonised the UK in recent years.

Hoverfly and Foxglove

Hoverfly Sphaerophoria scripta male. Would have preferred to take a natural light shot but it was far too windy.

Hoverfly Syrphus sp. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Volucella bombylans is a bumblebee mimic. Comes in several different forms. These two mimic red-tailed & white-tailed bees. They lay their eggs in bumblebee nests.

#pollinator #ukwildlife #hoverfly

Hoverfly Cheilosia sp.

Hoverfly feeding on pollen on lace hydrangea

Hoverfly on holly flowers

Hoverfly- Eupeodes sp. on marguerite

Hoverfly - Syrphus

Hoverfly

Hoverfly on marguerite- Eupeodes sp.

Hoverfly on a flower

Hoverfly. Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Hoverfly, flower flies or syrphid fly, family Syrphidae.

Hand held using Canon EFS18-55mm lens.

Hoverfly

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus - a latecomer to the hoverfly shooting session the other day

Hoverfly landing sequence. Touch down. Natural light

Hoverfly, flower flies, or syrphid flies

insect family Syrphidae

Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow /ˈjæroʊ/ or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae

Hoverfly on hebe. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria feeding. Natural light

Hoverfly Meredon equestris on hebe. Natural light

Hoverfly Syritta pipiens

Hoverfly in flight over potentilla

hoverfly - love&life

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum on my finger. Focus stacked using zerene

Hoverfly Volucella zonaria natural light

Hoverfly?

Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus doing what they are supposed to

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

Hoverfly Eupeodes sp.

Hoverfly - Syrphus

Hoverfly larva

Hoverfly larva in leaf litter. Not sure if this will pupate or not. Focus stacked using zerene stacker. Probably Syrphus sp.